We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
JOHN ORTBERGToo often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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